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Which Pagan Goddess Are You?

Zoe Samuel

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About This Quiz

These days, most people - even the ones who believe that no higher power actually exists, or that if it does, it's not sentient - subscribe to a vision of God that is highly masculine. It's a jealous, authoritative, wrathful God who enjoys a male stereotype, and who is is simultaneously very loving and all-powerful but lets terrible things happen for reasons known only to Himself.

However, our perception of this sort of deity isn't the only one to appear in the many cultures and nations of the world. Pagan faiths from ancient Egypt or Greece to the Celts to the Nordic deities were all full of powerful goddesses who were the equal of any male deity.

They were often loving, to be sure, but for some of them, that love was highly conditional on your behavior - and just because they might help you out, doesn't mean they would let anyone take advantage of them. They blessed and supported fields of human endeavor from war to childbirth, from literature to architecture to hunting and beyond. You messed with them at your peril.

Does this sound like you? Which part? Tell us, and we'll point you to the goddess you most embody!

What sort of jewelry do you like to wear?

Subtle

Gold

Natural

Black

How do you feel about parenthood?

It's a true calling for me.

It's OK I guess.

It's so beautiful.

It's the circle of life.

Do you have a goofy side?

Yes, I like to play often.

Sometimes

Yes, I can be surprisingly silly when I get going.

Absolutely not

If you won 10 million dollars, what would you buy first?

Weapons

Jewelry

A house

A tomb for when the time comes

Are you a "live and let live" sort of person?

No

I guess.

I'm tolerant to a fault.

Only when I have to be.

How do you feel about non-pagan religions?

They are dangerous and bad.

I don't care about them.

They're trying to kill me and I wish they would stop.

I do not fear them.

What thing from the past are you glad to be rid of?

The idea that a man should be allowed to tell a woman what to do just because he's a man

Bad hygiene

Inability to communicate with people far away

Bad medical care

What's one of the biggest challenges in modern life?

People's skills aren't useful in their real lives.

Staying ahead of the bills

People don't understand nature.

People can't face the facts.

How far back into the past do you like to look?

2,500 years

3,000 years

To the dawn of time

1,000 years

What climate do you like?

Mild and sunny

Hot and sunny

Stable - that is, not being wrecked by fossil fuels

Cold and snowy

What's your signature look?

Grecian wrap dress

Gold toga

Peasant smock

Goth

What would you include in your worshipers' obligations?

Sacrificing an animal

Owning a cat

Dancing barefoot in the woods

Something with blood

Who is a living role model?

Indra Nooyi

Oprah

Jane Goodall

P!nk

What industry do you currently work in?

Manufacturing

Military

Farming

Fashion

What industry would you absolutely never work in?

Retail

Tobacco

Oil

Big pharma

What sort of house do you live in?

Country ranch house

Fabulous loft

Cottage

Spooky underground cellar

Do you love to laugh?

Yes indeed!

Yes, and I like when everyone else laughs along.

In my gentle way

No, that's for silly people.

Do you know how to assert your boundaries?

Of course, though I do not like it.

Yes, and I love it.

No

I'm not good at it but I do it anyway.

Do you love to look after people?

In a provider sort of way

As a boss, yes

Yes, as a friend, mother, or other carer

No

Do you panic easily?

Not ever

Once in a while I flip out

Not easily but when I go, I go

Very, very rarely

Do you shy away from the darker things?

Not to an unhealthy degree

When I can, yes

Of course

No, I love them.

Do you ever pick a fight?

No, but they find me.

All the time

No, and I never engage that way.

No, but I never back down either.

What's your attitude to relaxing?

I like to work hard and play hard.

I can be very lazy.

I find it hard.

I rarely do it.

How independent are you?

Very

Extremely

Not at all

In my way, fairly

How much do you apologize?

When I did wrong

When it is strategic

Constantly

Never

Do you eat meat?

Of course, I hunt it myself.

Of course, it's delicious.

No

Only if it was humanely killed

Do you like to grow your own vegetables?

I have a little garden, yes.

I have people to do that for me.

Of course

No

How in touch with nature are you?

Very

A little

Extremely

People say not, but I disagree.

Do you like being center of attention?

Sometimes

I love and crave it.

No

Rarely

How resilient are you?

Fairly

I'm brittle; I take a long time to snap but then I fall apart.

More than people think

Very

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